Dallas Clarke is a 46 year old woman who was diagnosed with a personality disorder and depression 4 years ago. Dallas was unhappy with the way that she had been treated by the Barking Havering and Redbridge Trust (BHRT)Read more

Laura is 35 years old and has been living with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia for the last ten years. Laura was assessed and detained in hospital under section 3 of the Mental Health Act. Laura requested help from an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA) to help her advocate her views at her weekly ward round, as she felt that she was not being listened to by her psychiatrist.Read more

Joanne is a 41 year old woman with a diagnosis of Huntingdon’s disease. She has two young teenage children who live in the local area with her ex-partner. Joanne was referred for Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) due to a change of accommodation decision, but was moved a day later before an advocate could get involved.Read more

Caroline, 86, contacted HertsHelp after seeing an article in the Horizon magazine. She felt her house was always cold in the winter, but couldn’t afford to put her heating on for very long. Read about how our HertsHelp service helped Caroline receive the help she needed.Read more

Debbie was unhappy with her social worker, whom she felt was abrupt and did not listen to her. Then after conducting a care assessment, she was informed that her care package would be cut. Although she complained about the social worker’s attitude and the reduction in care hours allocated, she got nowhere.Read more

A change of accommodation IMCA referral was received for Khushdip who is a 57 old lady who has been diagnosed with delusional disorder, depression and with displaying hoarding behaviours. Khushdip has been living alone in a 3 bedroom council rented accommodation for the last ten years.Read more

Susy has a Learning Disability, and is a mother to a young son whom was on Child Protection register. Susy had mistrust of Local Authority professionals whom she felt were not listening and judging her, and her opinions were being dismissed. Susy felt entirely alone and contacted POhWER for advocacy support.
Read how the Community Advocate ensured that Susy was supported to have her voice heard and empower her for the future.Read more

Belinda was entitled to IMHA support and wanted assistance to appeal her compulsion under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act. Read how the IMHA ensured that Belinda’s rights under the Mental Health Act were upheld and provided independent representation.Read more

Sandra had originally spent over 40 years in a hospital for people with Learning Disabilities and psychiatric issues. When these hospitals were closed Sandra was placed in accommodation for people with Learning Disabilities in the community.Read more

Ethel is a White UK woman aged over 85. She was admitted into a nursing home following a lengthy spell in hospital. Ethel is unable to mobilise due to problems with her hip and following a previous fracture after a fall in her home.Read more

Israel is the chair of the Hackney Self Advocacy Support Group. This group aims to ‘represent everyone with learning disabilities in Hackney.’
Supported by POhWER the group is successfully supporting others to have their say and be heard. The group is very active and holds regular meetings and events, including the Hackney ‘Big Do.’Read more

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An IMHA is an independent advocate who is specially trained to work within the framework of the Mental Health Act to support people to understand their rights under the Act and participate in decisions about their care and treatment. Read more about this service.

NHS Complaints Advocacy can support anyone who is unhappy with the care or treatment they or someone they know has received from the NHS and is thinking about making a complaint. Read more about this service.

An Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA) can support someone who is not able to make certain decisions about their lives for themselves and has no suitable family or friends to speak for them. Read more about this service.

We provide services across nine county councils/local authorities of Central and East of England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area.
If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

We provide services across London that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area.
If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide services in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

We provide services across eleven boroughs of Southern England that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area.
If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

POhWER NHS Complaints Advocacy Self Help Information for NHS Complaints Process.
For those who wish to make a complaint about an NHS service they or one of their family or friends received we have a special NHS Complaints Advocacy Service self help pack.

We provide services across ten boroughs of West Midlands that help people who need to get their voices heard. Here you can find the latest information on what’s happening in your local area.
If you cannot find your local area listed below, this maybe because we currently do not provide service in the local area. However, you can call our advisers on 0300 456 2370 to find out who can help you.

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